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Lieu de naissance : Ottawa, Ontario.
Formation : The School of Dance in Ottawa, Ontario and Canada’s National Ballet School
Au BNC depuis : 2017
Membre du corps de ballet depuis : 2018

Alexander Skinner is sponsored through Dancers First by Anne & David LeGresley.

Cinq choses à savoir

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2. Born in Ottawa, Alexander played soccer and hockey before starting ballet at the age of 13.
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5. He trained at The School of Dance and Canada's National Ballet School before joining The National Ballet of Canada as an RBC Apprentice in 2017. He has been a member of the Corps de Ballet since 2018.
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   1. As a teenager, Alexander was a journalist for his high school newspaper. He has a passion for languages and speaks English, French and Italian; he is actively learning Korean.
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11. In 2020, he made his debut in Wayne McGregor’s electric ballet Chroma. He danced the featured role of Seryozha, Anna’s son, in the North American premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina in 2018.
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14. One of his favourite performance memories includes dancing alongside Cirque du Soleil at the opening ceremony of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

Ballets préférés

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2. Anna Karenina

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4. Chroma

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6. Giselle
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9. Le Lac des cygnes

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11. Émergence